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McSharry TRACK have completed a deal with John Kirrane Plant Hire Ltd for five new Kobelco excavators. This brings the Mayo contractor’s Kobelco fleet up to 10 units. John chose two SK230SRLC-5s, two SK140SRLC-5s, and a SK85MSR-7. All of the machines have been fitted with Topcon machine control technology. Topcon …

The Garden County is a beautiful part of the world, especially when the sun is shining. You can see how Wicklow got its nickname. Legend has it the county serves as the garden for the adjacent city of Dublin. You have rolling countryside and magnificent places to visit such as …

Leading name for plant truck sales across Ireland, TBF Thompson, has become the latest commercial and plant dealer to position itself as an official distributor of articulated dump trucks (ADTs), designed and manufactured by Bell Equipment. Established in 1958, TBF Thompson (Garvagh) Ltd. has been at the forefront of commercial …

Contractor Roadbridge has committed itself to hybrid and intelligent machine control with the purchase of new Komatsu machines for service at Dublin Airport and on other projects, which include a major road realignment at Collooney and the Facebook data centre in Clonee. Their fleet is being expanded with the addition …

Cookstown-based CDE have provided a bespoke M2500 E4 washing plant to D’Arcy Sands. The plant is based in D’Arcy’s sand pit in Blackwater, Co. Wexford. CDE took the opportunity to let new and existing customers see the plant in action and held open days on 25-26th June. Of course, when …

It’s a long way to Tipperary, it’s a long way to go. Well not really, from my base it is very much a short trip to Tipp. Down the N7, turn off for Moneygall and a short drive from there would you bring you into the quarry of Seamus Ryan. …

On the back of a record-breaking event in 2018 which was supported by 546 exhibitors and an independently audited attendance of 19,753*, the Organisers have made the decision to extend the event once again for 2020. With outdoor space currently on track to be sold out by late autumn, an …

Improvements in the key European and North American markets, coupled with a strong focus on its service business, volume flexibility in the industrial system and tight cost control helped Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) deliver a good all round performance in its second quarter 2019 results. Net sales in the …

The availability of models within the Merlo telehandler range that are equipped to meet the needs of construction and industrial users generally – as distinct from those designed for agricultural contracting application – has helped distributor McHale Plant Sales to add a number of high-profile users to its customer base. …

Michelin is introducing a new generation of tyre for the earthmover market which has been designed to extend tyre life, improve traction and deliver better comfort and stability versus the generation of products they replace. Optimised for fitment to loaders, graders and articulated dump trucks, the new Michelin Xtra FlexLife …